Word processing software allows people to do many many things! You can create data heavy pieces of text, attach charts, add nice colourful shapes, and even include table sets of data.
Software such as Microsoft Word will allow you to do all of this, and more. You can format text, stylise text, design a document, add in datasets, etc. All of these capabilities allow you to have a full range of abilities in order to create a beautiful, great informative document. =)
